The Evening Star. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1870.

Auckland Star, Volume I, Issue 141, 22 June 1870, Page 2

The Evening Star. WEDNESDA Y, JUNE 22, 1870.

We see by an advertisement that tbe Long Drive Gold Mining Company will pay a dividend of £1 10s. per share on Eriday, June 24, at the company's office, Shortland-street.. •>. As it lias been rumoured in the city that Mr. Cobley,-had died on his passage home, we note from the Home News.Xo hand that Mr. and Mrs. Cobley arrived at Marseilles on the 15th April, per P. and O. Co.'s s.s. Delta. W-_ave this morning seen a parting gift from Major Hamley to the library of the Mechanics' Institute. It consists of a very extensive series of maps and engravings, bound together as an atlas. The series embraces every* country, ancient or modern, and maps of subdivisions of every kind, in detail and with great minuteness ; also a number of fine maps of the heaven^sbewing the, constellations in their mythical forms; while the latter portion of the work consists of beautiful views and

detailed plans of the principal cities of the world, with maps of their environs and engravings of their principal public buildings. The volume will be exceedingly valuable as a book of reference, and will be a pleasing souvenir of Major Hamley. By the way, why is it that no expression of the feelings of the people of this city has been made to this gentleman, now on the eve of his. departure for England ? By his urbanity of manner and courtesy towards every citizen that has come in contact with him, Major Hamley haswdn universal esteem ; and we shall be indeed sorry if he takes his departure in th^lnflexible without a demonstration of the fcofbd will of the people of Auckland, and their warm wishes for his future welfare.

The Police Court to-day seemed suffering a recovery from the surfeit of the Shortland-street robberies. Yesterday, till almost five o'clock, the Court had been engaged investigating the depredations committed on the stores of Messrs. Winks and Hall, which were not brought home to the prisoner Smith, but for which the prisoner Falcon was committed for trial. To-day justice had but as jrry offering, four miserable drunkards. One of them was ah old woman of about seventy years of age, who, trembling with age and the effects of grog on her poor old stomach, and whose nose, and brow, and cheek, were all battered and bloody from the ground having risen up and struck her poor old face. It has a sorry sight. She went t6 Mount Eden for a week.

Sudden Death.—Mr. James Chapman' the proprietor of the Clanricarde Hotel, Albert-street, died very suddenly about seven o'clock last evening. Deceased, who was fifty years of age, had been ailing for the last two days, but he was so much better yesterday that he was able to go clown town. On returning, however, he was taken much, worse, and died at seven o'clock. Drs. Kenderdine and Stockwell were with him before he died.

Asr inquest was held yesterday afternoon, at the Provincial Lunatic Asylum, before Dr. Goldsboro', and a jury, upon the body of the woman named Sarah Newdick, an inmate, who died in the Asylum, on Sunday, under circumstances detailed in our yesterday's issue. After hearing evidence, the jury returned a verdict ihat the deceased died from natural causes.

Tmi ui->v school-room erected in the grounds of the Orphan iJome, St. Stephen's, Parnell, will be opened by the Might Rev. Dr. Cowie, Bishop of Auckland, to-morrow. Friends of the institution are invited to attend.

An inquest was held yesterday afternoon at the Eailway Terminus Hotel, Official Bay, before Dr. Philson and a respectable jury, upon the body of John Hanuigan, aged 72, who was drowned in Cox's Creek on Sunday last. After hearing the .evidence the jury returned a verdict that the deceased was "found drowned."

City Boaed.—A special meeting of the City Board was held yesterday, to consider the draft of a Harbour Board Bill, proposed to be introduced by the Superintendent into the General Assembly. Messrs. Swanson, Boylan, and Clark (members of the Provincial Council) were also present. The clauses were discussed seriatim, and several suggestions were agreed to be forwarded to the Superintendent at Wellington.